July 28th, 2011

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I am running for 2012 re-election

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February 10th, 2012

$600M for S.J.‘s housing market

Distressed homeowners in San Joaquin County - at one point the nation's No. 1 foreclosure market - are in line to receive nearly $600 million in benefits from a multistate settlement with the nation's biggest banks.

Also praising the settlement, but more cautiously, was Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton.

"While this is welcome news, we still need to press for more," he said. "Not enough homeowners will be served by this settlement."

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February 10th, 2012

Rep. Jerry McNerney happy with foreclosure settlement, but says more needs to be done

Rep. Jerry McNerney said he was glad to learn that five banks have agreed to a settlement in the foreclosure crisis, especially considering that San Joaquin County has been hard hit by home foreclosures.

“I am hopeful that people in our region will be helped by this settlement, but we must be vigilant in monitoring how effectively this settlement is carried out and make sure the banks live up to their commitments,” McNerney, D-Pleasanton, said in a news release.

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February 9th, 2012

Central Valley’s major ship channel to be improved

A total of $5.3 million has been allocated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve the shipping channel from Stockton to San Francisco Bay, says Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton.

The largest portion -- $4,491,720 -- was awarded for operations and maintenance dredging at the Port of Stockton.
Another $800,000 was awarded for the San Francisco Bay to Stockton “marine highway” project.

“Construction and infrastructure jobs are vital to our regional economic health just as our infrastructure is vital to commerce, and this project will help put our community back to work,” says Mr. McNerney.

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February 3rd, 2012

VA Secretary to make Central Valley vets clinic a personal matter

“One of my highest priorities for the veterans in our region is to expedite the construction of the facility in San Joaquin County,” says Mr. McNerney. “Right now, some of our veterans have to travel hours to receive the care that they need. The new facility will make medical services more accessible to our veterans.”

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February 2nd, 2012

Bill to disclose outsourcing introduced

The bill would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require firms with annual revenues of $1 billion or more to disclose the number of employees working domestically compared to those hired overseas, according to the office of Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, one of the bill's sponsors.

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